Notes On Writing Weird Fiction
Notes On Writing Weird Fiction
by H.
P.
Lovecraft
My reason for writing stories is to give myself the satisfaction of visualising more clearly
and detailedly and stably the vague, elusive, fragmentary impressions of wonder,...
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Notes On Writing Weird Fiction
Notes On Writing Weird Fiction
by H.
P.
Lovecraft
My reason for writing stories is to give myself the satisfaction of visualising more clearly
and detailedly and stably the vague, elusive, fragmentary impressions of wonder, beauty,
and adventurous expectancy which are conveyed to me by certain sights (scenic,
architectural, atmospheric, etc.
), ideas, occurrences, and images encountered in art and
literature.
I choose weird stories because they suit my inclination best - one of my
strongest and most persistent wishes being to achieve, momentarily, the illusion of some
strange suspension or violation of the galling limitations of time, space, and natural law
which forever imprison us and frustrate our curiosity about the infinite cosmic spaces
beyond the radius of our sight and analysis.
These stories frequently emphasise the
element of horror because fear is our deepest and strongest emotion, and the one which
best lends itself to the creation of Natur
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